Author: Michael Paul Johnson

Yes, I have been asked that. I think that maybe the person asking was expecting some great subtle meaning involving deep understanding of the Greek and Hebrew text of the Holy Bible, or maybe an authoritative answer on some issue that Christian scholars debate. After an initial reaction somewhat akin to what you might expect …

I won’t lie to you. Losing a significant amount of weight causes problems. Here are a few: Clothing cost. I basically had to replace all of the clothes I regularly wear, not just once. My passport photo doesn’t match my face any more, causing delays at border crossings. I don’t get to chug a liter …

I put up a “tip jar” to accept gifts of 3 different kinds of cryptocurrencies on our missionary partner page, but that doesn’t actually mean that I think investing in cryptocurrencies is a good idea. I don’t know. I am, however, happy to receive gifts of cryptocurrencies to help support our ministry if anyone wants …

There are many ways to download and read the Holy Bible on an Android smart phone or tablet. Here are two: Download Gitden Reader from the Google Play store. Download an epub file for that Bible from eBible.org. Open that file with Gitden Reader. OR Download And Bible from the Google Play store. In And …

There are many ways to read and study the Holy Bible on iOS devices. Here are two: Download an epub file of that Bible translation from eBible.org/find. Open the epub file in iBooks. Or: Download PocketSword from the Apple App store. Select the “Downloads” icon (down arrow into a rectangle) at the bottom of the …

If you are sign up for our prayer letters (which you can do using the form to the right), commit to pray for us, and send us a donation of any amount, you may have a free digital copy of The Angels of Herron just by asking me for it. The Angels of Herron is …

Some people have asked me how I am losing weight. After all, for many people, getting down to a healthy weight and staying there is HARD. With a sedentary job that involves mostly sitting at a desk in front of a computer, exercising little but my mind and my fingers, and being surrounded by sweet, …

Believe it or not, some people keep trying to claim copyright ownership on a creative work that was already in the Public Domain due to copyright expiration. This is kind of like some random person trying to charge extra for admission to public land that is supposed to be free to access. That is because copyright …

A friend asked me about a Bible site and said it seemed like one was a duplication of effort. Maybe it is, but if it is, it is a good kind of duplication of effort. Have you ever walked along Waikiki and noticed the ABC stores? Are they duplication of effort or smart marketing? They …

Counting Bibles is kind of like counting Israelites in the Old Testament. Sometimes God commanded a census be taken. Sometimes He specifically didn’t want a census to be taken, and punished King David for doing so at the wrong time. There are some good reasons to count digital Bibles and some good reasons not to. …

If you are involved in decision making concerning licensing of copyrighted Bibles or in translating Bibles, this is for you. The issues of copyright, licensing, and Bibles are more complex than I thought they were. I thought that I knew enough about these issues back when I was manager of the Publications and Computer Training …